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J. H.'BATES.

SPREADING STICK FORHAMMOGKS.

(N0 Mqdel.)

Patented Feb. 6, 1883.-

wrmnsss I N. PETERS. PhnwLilho m her. Washington, 0,6,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH H. BATES, WALTON, NEW YORK.

SPREADlNG-STIGK FOR HAMMOCKS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 271,767, dated February e, 1883. Application filed September 9, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH H. BATES, of Walton, in the county of Delaware and State of New York. have invented a new and useful.

the'attachment of spreading-sticks to ham to mocks by means more convenient than those heretofore in use, andto insure equal strain on the cords of the hammock. To these'ends I use a stick notched to receive the cords and fitted with a retaining-rod, as hereinafter de- 15 scribed and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a perspective view, showing one eudot' a hammock with my improved stick applied thereto. Fig. 2 isan inverted plan view of the same parts, and Fig. 3 is an end view of the stick.

The stick A is of the ordinary curved form, and is provided in its under side with notches, a, corresponding in position and number with thesuspensioircords of the ham mock,theu otch for the first cord at each side being, however,

0 formed in the end of the stick.

also on the under side of the stick staples or eyes I), which are attached to the stick at suitable distances apart, for receiving and holding the retaining-rod c, which extends from end to 35 end of the stick.

There are The stick is applied by placing it-upon the cords of the hammock with the cords in the notches a. The rod 0 is then pushed through the eyes I), so that it covers the notches and J prevents escape of the cords therefrom. The 40 end cords are retained by pins (1, passed through holes in the ends of the sticlgoutside the cords. In this manner the cordsare retained in proper position, thereby insuring uniformity in the spreading of the hammock and equality of 4 strain upon the hammock and cords.

The stick may be made of wood or other suitable material.

- Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 50 1. The notched spreading-stick for hammocks, made substantially as shown and described, provided with retaining-rod a, coveringthe notches.

2. The retaining-rod "0, combined with the notched spreading-stick A, substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination of notched stick A,eyes or staples b, and rod 13, substantially as shown and described.

4. The pins d,in combination with the spreading-stick A, having end notches,substantially as described.

JOSEPH H. BATES.

Witnesses:

GEo. PATCHEN, CLARENCE STEELE. 

